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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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And as that fame grew, so did his fortune—which he immediately started giving away, first in a hefty donation to Chicago Public Schools in 2017, then to the county’s mental health services. The goal of becoming a millionaire wasn’t on Chance’s list, but it happened anyway. Chance the Rapper never had a Plan B. Photos by Nick Onken.

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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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They met on Tinder in 2015 while living in Sweden as expats: Ellison, an aviation sales director from Des Moines, Iowa, and Darsy, a human resources systems specialist from Paris. In the cabin of Polar Seal are written the couple’s values: adventure, health, faith and cool people. Preparedness is important, but its powers are limited.

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StretchLabs Is Taking Stretching from a Pre-Workout Activity to Part of a Holistic Wellness Regimen

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The company is growing fast and has opened more than 900 locations worldwide since it was founded in 2015. But there are plenty of people who have more relatable goals, like improving flexibility for their fitness routine, bending down to tie their shoes with more ease or feeling less achy when playing with their grandkids.

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Education & Experience Don’t Guarantee Success—Attitude & Habits Do

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Research shows that positive self-talk , rather than negative self-talk , can actively reduce your stress levels , boost your physical and mental health and improve your capacity to perform to your maximum potential. Set SMART goals for yourself. Create goals that are too easy, and you’ll never reach your true potential.

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5 Strategies for Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Work

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The new year can be an opportunity for a new beginning, a new chance to reach your goals. Perhaps because the goals can seem too big, the fear of failure stops us or we’ve simply decided resolutions just don’t work. What can I do right now, this month, to move toward reaching my goal of spending more time with my family?

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Stressed? 5 Simple Ways to Prevent Burnout

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among other types of health information. They can evolve into other physical and mental health conditions as well. There’s a reason some religions have a sacred day of rest—it’s required to maintain health and emotional well-being. This article was published in May 2015 and has been updated. Mind your adrenals.

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Hello Alice Co-founders Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore Are Fueling the Small Business Ecosystem

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During a conference in 2015, the future co-founders started talking about a mutual passion to address the problem of equity in the small business space. The company has a few different ways of trying to achieve its goal of helping build the healthiest, strongest and most sustainable businesses, Rodz says.

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